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Costa Rica - Quest for Democracy (Paperback, Revised)
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Costa Rica - Quest for Democracy (Paperback, Revised)
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How did Costa Rica become Central America's first successful
democracy? How does Costa Rican democracy work? How does democracy
survive despite regional turmoil, foreign intervention, and
economic crisis? Beginning with Costa Rica's history within the
Central American context, John Booth traces democratic development
in Costa Rica through its institutions, rules of the political
game, parties, elections, and interest groups. After a review of
socioeconomic and political forces, the author examines political
participation and culture, political economy, and foreign affairs.
Several democratization theories suggest that Costa Rica should not
be democratic at all. Costa Rica's own myth portrays a nation
democratic virtually since independence. Both are wrong. Booth
reviews classical theories about democracy as a framework for
understanding the Costa Rican case. A history of democratization
debunks much of the foundation myth, revealing how developing class
forces created the modern regime after the 1948 Civil War. Analyses
of social structure, political participation, political culture,
foreign affairs, and the recent transformation of the Costa Rican
political-economic model reveal how regional unrest, foreign
intervention, and economic crisis had transformed the state and its
development model by the 1990s. Booth concludes by evaluating the
prospects for Costa Rican democracy and its lessons for the rest of
Latin America. The book's overview of Costa Rican politics is
accessible and useful for students, scholars, and general readers.
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